AC Milan v Spezia - Serie A live

Gyasi does well, and plays a good through pass to Verde inside the area, but his effort is tame and Maignan makes a comfortable save.

Milan go close again with Ibrahimovic, as the striker surges forward on the break before sending a low drive towards the far post, but Provedel makes a good save with an outstretched leg!

Milan turn the ball over very quick again in transition and look to break with Leao, who passes it out wide to Saelemaekers.

The Belgian then cuts it back towards Leao in the centre, but his shot clears the top of the bar and goes over!

Pierre Kalulu goes in the book for a bad challenge on Manaj.

Big chance for Milan! Saelemakers finds his way into the box again, before twisting and turning, waiting for the right moment to get his shot away. He perhaps take a touch too much, and his effort is blocked well by Kiwior.

Spezia don't get the ball clear very far though, and Krunic plays in Ibrahimovic but he fires over from a tight angle.

Emmanuel Gyasi has the game's first yellow card after a challenge on Tiemoue Bakayoko.

Milan turnover the ball very quick after Bastoni goes over for Spezia and a free-kick is not given.

The home side pinch it, and they break with Ibrahimovic. He tees up Leao to his left again, and the Portuguese winger makes another good dribble, carrying the ball twenty-yards, before hitting a shot aimed for the bottom corner from just outside the area, but Provedel gets the faintest of touches to the ball to make a great save!

Spezia have another free-kick from a long way out.

Verde opts to take it short, sending a square pass to Reca on his left. The Polish international then hits a lofted cross into the box, but Milan comfortably clear the first ball.

Gabbia heads over a Milan corner at the near post. The centre-back is still looking for his first Milan goal.

The winger does well again, this time coming inside to the centre of the pitch to carry the ball. He drops a shoulder and glides past a couple of Spezia players with ease before laying off Saelemakers to his right.

The Belgian cuts inside and fires a low shot from inside the box, but it is blocked by the Spezia back line.

The Milan goalkeeper rises highest in the box to claim a Spezia free-kick from Verde, who is very far out on the left.

Leao once again is causing trouble - he shows great pace to burst into the box but a poor touch takes the ball away from him and Provedel gathers in the Spezia goal.

First shot on goal for Milan! Ibrahimovic drops deep and plays in Leao to his left.

The attacker makes a forward run with the ball before taking a touch inside and hitting a curling effort aimed for the top corner, but it goes narrowly wide!

We're underway here at San Siro! Spezia kick us off.

Kick-off is not far away!

Milan have won their last three league matches, with victories over Empoli, Roma and Venezia.

The Rossoneri also defeated Spezia 2-1 the last time the two sides met earlier in the season.

The Little Eagles have now won two of their last three in Serie A, and are looking for back-to-back wins after their 1-0 victory over fellow strugglers Genoa last time out.

Thiago Motta's side now sit 16th in Serie A, but are only three points clear of Cagliari in the last relegation place.

Stefano Pioli's side are two points behind their rivals Inter in Serie A, and a win over Spezia this evening will take them top of the league.

The Milan head coach makes six changes from last week's 3-1 extra-time win over Genoa in the Coppa Italia, as Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Tiemoue Bakayoko, Alexis Saelemaekers, Brahim Diaz, Rafael Leao and Alessandro Florenzi all come back into the starting line-up.

Spezia: Provedel, Amian, Erlic, Nikolaou, Reca, Maggiore, Kiwior, Bastoni, Gyasi, Verde, Manaj.

Subs: Zoet, Sala, Kovalenko, Hristov, Nzola, Ferrer, Antiste, Sher, Agudelo, Zovko, Strelec, Bertola.

Milan: Maignan, Florenzi, Kalulu, Gabbia, Hernandez, Krunic, Bakayoko, Saelemaekers, Brahim, Leao, Ibrahimovic.

Subs: Tatarusanu, Calabria, Castillejo, Giroud, Rebic, Maldini, Messias, Di Gesu, Mirante, Stanga.